Kick-Off Cider Week NYC with Porktoberfest

By Emily Abrams ‧ Updated 10/18/2016 ‧ Happenings /

On Saturday, October 22, the team behind CookOutNYC will kick off Cider Week NYC with Porktoberfest on the Manhattan waterfront, at SolarOne/East River Park. The pork-centric festival will feature over 20 cider makers, craft beers, a live DJ, and dishes from prominent chefs and restaurants in the New York area.

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Porktoberfest is organized by Food Karma Projects — a specialty food and craft beverage event company by the NYC-based restaurateur Jimmy Carbone. Chow down on fall meats and vegetables from outdoor grills, helmed by chefs from Jimmy’s No. 43, Fletcher’s Brooklyn BBQ, Delaney BBQ, and many more.

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Enjoy all of the autumnal ciders you can handle featuring some of the region’s best: Angry Orchard, Downeast Ciders, Big Apple Cider, and craft beers from Sixpoint and Guinness. Choose between GA tickets (1-4pm) with three hours of all-inclusive eating and drinking or VIP tickets (12-4pm) with an additional hour of feasting. Tickets will be available until the day of the event.